Usually the package's covering is an old newspaper pieced with an inner layer of plastic paper in which this kind of food is wrapped. And it has been my habit to read the wrapping paper simultaneously while taking my Tiong Kok Sharkfin.
Although the news are outdated, sometimes they're just quite entertaining. And this evening was not the exceptional. Hence I found this piece of news dated 02/10/06 fanciful and interested - The story about the critique made by Dato Cheah of Penang Kheh Association against the DCM of Penang, Dato Haji Abdul Rashid bin Abdullah, over the issue of bending the history of Penang.
According to the critique, Abdul Rashid had has in one occasion days before cited irrespectively that the founder of Penang was not the Captain Francis Light (1740-1794), but it was Dato Kanaden (name is assumed as it's since I don't know "mat sooi" he is) who had come to Penang earlier than Light. Cheah uncompromisingly argued that if the perspective of who-is-who the first comer would be entitled as the founder, were to be taken into consideration. Then how about his 3 named ancestors, who had been landed into Penang 4 years prior to the arrival of Kanaden!
"Kanasai!" My noesis of history which was learnt some 40 years ago, has been tought back to teacher already. But what is still I can remember is, Penang was found by Light. Right? And also I can remember there are Light Street, Beach Street, Pitt Street & Chulia Street in Penang.
Perhaps one day, Light Street will be called as Kanaden Street!
Actually, it's none of my business of whether the founder of Penang was Kanaden, Kanasai, Brown or Black. Therefore as usual, as soon as I've had finished enjoying the reading, my delicious Tiong Kok Sharkfin do finish simultaneously. So it has energized me for the enthusiasm to bring up this little news to share with you!
4 comments:
wah! i didn't know that a wrapper that comes with your 'tau pau' stuff can keep you entertained and informed. next time when i tau pau some food, i must also try to take note of the wrapper of any interesting news.
i read about this in the star and had wanted to blog about it but no time as so much to blog about the SIl the keris waving guy. maybe one day i will still blog on it.
Looks like the kiasu syndrome crossed the causeway to our shores now. if whoever wants to change the facts, ask them to provide their historical records to prove it.
Kaneden? Kanasai? or Kanninia?
The asses had nothing to do but try to change history. Maybe someday, someone will say it's Admiral Cheng Ho or Parameswara's wife.
First of all, i make my pardon for late attending.
lucia, in fact, this is the opportunity when and where you can have a small caption of a newspaper article read thoroughly word by word.
johnny, yap! you're absolutely right.
maverick, it may be Kanninia i guess. Learning all of the facts about a political story is hard work. That's why we hear so many opinions that are based on only part of the facts.
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